Glencoe Math: Course 3, Volume 2
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4. Polygons and Angles
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Exercise 31 Page 404

Two angles are complementary if the sum of their measures is 90^(∘). Two angles are supplementary if the sum of their measures is 180^(∘).

Complementary

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Let's start by recalling the definitions of complementary and supplementary angles.
Complementary Angles Supplementary Angles
Two angles are complementary if the sum of their measures is 90^(∘). Two angles are supplementary if the sum of their measures is 180^(∘).

We are told that the measures of two angles are 35^(∘) and 55^(∘). To determine whether they are complementary, supplementary, or neither, we will calculate the sum of their measures. 35^(∘) + 55^(∘) = 90^(∘) Since the sum is 90^(∘), the angles are complementary.